Defense Date

3-1-2024

Graduation Date

Spring 5-15-2024

Availability

Immediate Access

Submission Type

dissertation

Degree Name

PhD

Department

Communication and Rhetorical Studies

School

McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts

Committee Chair

Anthony M. Wachs

Committee Member

Janie Harden Fritz

Committee Member

Sarah M. DeIuliis

Keywords

deliberative democracy, communication ethics, post-truth, comedy, theater, country music

Abstract

This work contributes to communication scholarship by advancing the discussion of deliberative democracy to include communication ethics and popular culture artifacts to use as case studies in an exploration of how to engage in a type of dialogic civility that acknowledges identity politics without allowing it to be a barrier to progress in a post-truth society. As such, this work provides a sense of how to engage in conversation that recognizes and hears the Other in a way that makes all stakeholders uncomfortable. From this discomfort comes growth, as individuals do not necessarily need to completely alter their ideologies, morals, or values to both hear and understand someone with opposing views. In other words, identity politics and alternative facts can lead to challenging but constructive conversation without vitriol and blatant disregard for the Other.

Language

English

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